As of 31 January, FIFA Ultimate Team players in Belgium will have to take to grinding to gain a sense of pride and accomplishment in the form of unlockables. At that date, EA will stop selling FIFA points, which are used to buy FIFA Ultimate Team packs, the popular soccer game's equivalent of loot boxes.

I've made it no secret that I'm a fan of the FIFA series. All you'd have to do is read my Pro Evolution Soccer 19 review to see that. But I feel that, because of my enjoyment of the series for what seems like an infinite amount of years, it also makes me super critical of it. Who even knows at this point, we're just gonna dive into FIFA 19.

With FIFA 19's release date speeding towards us with the pace of Kylian Mbappe, we're still yet to see any real gameplay. Thankfully, some video footage has leaked its way on to the internet via the FIFA subreddit, courtesy of user WhaddaFack.

EA has announced that, with the release of FIFA 19, they'll be disclosing pack odds in Ultimate Team. Announced at the Gamelab conference in Spain, EA Sports vice president and COO Daryl Holt spoke to Eurogamer.

At Electronic Arts' E3 conference today they unsurprisingly announced FIFA 19, complete with a lovely new trailer and a look at the Champion's League trophy. Yep. EA Games managed to snap up the UEFA license from Konami.